This film titled “Legacy” follows the Forza Motorsport 6 cover car, the reborn 2017 Ford GT, as it races through the history of iconic racing games from the last 40 years and into the new Forza Motorsport 6, billed as being the most realistic such game ever. This marks Forza Motorsport’s 10th anniversary, showing what the company has been racing towards for the past decade.
Michael Spiccia of Arts & Sciences directed this extended “Legacy” commercial for agency twofifteenmccann, with visual effects from studio a52.
Credits
Client Forza Motorsport 6 Agency twofifteenmccann Scott Duchon, chief creative officer; Ezra Paulekas, associate creative director/art director; Mat Bunnell, copywriter; Alex Spahr, director of integrated production; Brandon Romer, sr. producer; Sarah Sweeney, producer; Gabrielle Tenaglia, director of strategy; Brian Wakabayashi, planning director; Daniele Dominguez, brand strategist. Production Arts & Sciences Michael Spiccia, director; Mal Ward, Marc Marrie, exec producers; Ben Scandrett-Smith, line producer; Claudio Miranda, DP. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Louis-Philippe Charette, editor; Lauren Dellara, assistant editor; Ashley Bartell, producer; Angela Dorian, exec producer. VFX & End Titles a52 Andy McKenna, VFX supervisor; John Cherniack, CG supervisor; Andy Rafael Barrios, Matt Sousa, Miles Essmiller, Hugh Seville, Chris Moore, Michael Plescia, Michael Vagilenty, Brendan Crockett, Steve Wolff, Christel Hazard, 2D VFX artists; Dan Ellis, Gabe Sanchez, Kevin Stokes, finishing; Aaron Baker, Jon Balcome, Mike Bettinardi, Michael Cardenas, Joe Chiechi, Erin Clark, Alyssa Diaz, Tim Kadowaki, Wendy Klein, Lily Morgan, Nathaniel Morgan, Sam Ortiz, Joe Paniagua, Andrew Romatz, Joao Rosa, Ian Ruhfass, Abel Salazar, Kirk Shintani, Andy Wilkoff, Katie Yoon, 3D artists; Ram Baht, Heidi Berg, concept design; Tiffany Germann, roto artist; Stacy Kessler-Aungst, producer; Patrick Nugent, exec producer. Music “Danger High Voltage” by Electric Six. Remix by Human Worldwide Sound Design Brian Emrich Audio Post Lime Studios Rohan Young, Jeff Malen, mixers.
After losing part of his right leg due to cancer, Terry Fox campaigned to raise national awareness and funding for cancer research by running his Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada 42-km daily run, on his prosthetic leg. Fox, who died in 1981, is a national hero. His image will be on Canada’s new $5 bill.
In this two-minute video titled “Finish It,” the Marathon of Hope is recreated. It’s all done in one take, and it features an actor/marathon runner who uses a prosthesis on the same leg as Fox. CGI was deployed to make him look more like Fox. To further ensure the actor represented Fox accurately, not only did the actor and team watch and study many videos of Terry, but Terry’s brothers, Fred and Darrel, coached the actor on Terry’s running style and mannerisms. They also created a copy of Terry’s prosthesis for the actor to use for the shoot.
The message is clear. As the Marathon of Hope now marks its 45th anniversary, we now have the opportunity to “Finish It” for Fox, raising money and awareness to get a cure for cancer over the finish line, completing the work that Fox started. The public service film starts with Fox on the marathon run, eventually joined by a crowd of other dedicated runners from all walks of life who take over the race.
Mark Zibert directed via production company Scouts Honour for Toronto agency Diamond. The video features a never-before-heard version of the song “Courage” from Canadian band The Tragically Hip.
“We wanted to create a campaign that captures the magnitude of Terry Fox’s legacy while driving meaningful action,” said Peter Ignazi, chief creative officer at Diamond. “By revisiting the Marathon of Hope with such care and reverence, we aimed to reignite Terry’s mission and... Read More
